How to Create Easy Pumpkin Arrangements for Fall

How to Create Easy Pumpkin Arrangements for Fall

Carve out time this fall to create colorful arrangements with pumpkins, paint and seasonal flowers.

Give your home an autumnal air with fresh fall pumpkin arrangements. You can show off your creative side with carved designs or simply bring out the beauty of fresh-cut or potted flowers. These arrangements can serve as stylish seasonal centerpieces for your upcoming fall gathering or Thanksgiving feast!

Place the pumpkin on a newspaper before cutting off the top with a knife. The opening you cut should be big enough to accommodate the container chosen to hold the flowers

Tip: Use the outside rim of the container as a template for cutting. Place the container on top of the pumpkin and draw around the edge with a pen; use the traced circle as a cutting guide.

Using a large spoon or scoop, remove the pulp and seeds. Try to make the bottom of the pumpkin cavity as level as possible so the container will stand up straight

Place the small container inside the pumpkin, and then fill it almost to the top with water. Add flower food if desired

Using scissors, trim the flower stems to desired lengths. Place the tallest flowers in the center of the container. Spiral out from the center flowers as you insert consecutively shorter ones until the arrangement is full enough to stand upright

Tip: Swap out the vase for potting soil and plant small succulents or mums in the pumpkin.

Puffy Paint Pumpkins
White painted pumpkins make for a bold centerpiece, while the puffy paint designs add a touch of whimsy.

Place the pumpkin on top of newspapers. Using a large sponge brush, paint each pumpkin white. After the first coat of paint dries, paint a second coat if needed for complete coverage. Remove painter’s tape from the stem